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Chapter 18 — In the Sunlight

           Tomeitseemsthatsincefirstwecameoutofthespherehasbeenonlyaquestionofhours—longhours—atmost.”

           “Tendays,”Isaid;“thatleaves—”Ilookedupatthesunforamoment,andthensawthatitwashalfwayfromthezenithtothewesternedgeofthings.“Fourdays!...Cavor,wemustn’tsithereanddream.Howdoyouthinkwemaybegin?”

           Istoodup.“Wemustgetafixedpointwecanrecognise—wemighthoistaflag,orahandkerchief,orsomething—andquartertheground,andworkroundthat.”

           Hestoodupbesideme.

           “Yes,”hesaid,“thereisnothingforitbuttohuntthesphere.Nothing.Wemayfindit—certainlywemayfindit.Andifnot—”

           “Wemustkeeponlooking.”

           Helookedthiswayandthat,glancedupattheskyanddownatthetunnel,andastonishedmebyasuddengestureofimpatience.“Oh!butwehavedonefoolishly!Tohavecometothispass!Thinkhowitmighthavebeen,andthethingswemighthavedone!”

           “Wemightdosomethingyet.”

           “Neverthethingwemighthavedone.Herebelowourfeetisaworld.Thinkofwhatthatworldmustbe!Thinkofthatmachinewesaw,andthelidandtheshaft!Theywerejustremoteoutlyingthings,andthosecreatureswehaveseenandfoughtwithnomorethanignorantpeasants,dwellersintheoutskirts,yokelsandlabourershalfakintobrutes.Downbelow!Cavernsbeneathcaverns,tunnels,structures,ways...Itmustopenout,andbegreaterandwiderandmorepopulousasonedescends.Assuredly.Rightdownatthelastthecentralseathatwashesroundthecoreofthemoon.

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